Quezon City has approved an ordinance requiring businesses with foreign names to have accompanying English or local translations. City Ordinance 2604-2017 states that business establishments need to be easily identified for the purpose of taxation. “There is a need for accompanying translations and/or its wordings in English the meaning of the foreign language business names in the signboards and/or signages of the establishments in Quezon City for easy identification and information on the nature of businesses,” a portion of the ordinance reads. The order covers restaurants, karaoke and sing-along bars, cocktail loungers, groceries, convenience stores, commercial buildings, hotels and lodging houses. Violators will be fined P5,000 and face the suspension of their business permits.

Source: Manila Times January 17, 2018 17:15 UTC